Whether or not Fox is legally liable for defaming Dominion, journalism professors told YahooNews, its conduct appears clearly to have violated core principles of journalistic ethics.
Donald TrumpA jury is to hear Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in April. But in the court of public opinion, Dominion has already presented a damning case that has damaged the cable network’s reputation, according to experts.
Rudy Giuliani, with Sidney Powell behind him, speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, at the Republican National Committee headquarters on Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington, D.C. President Donald J. Trump addresses an election night event at the White House early in the morning on Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
A truck displays a message as members of Rise and Resist participate in their weekly"Truth Tuesday" protest at News Corp headquarters on Feb. 21 in New York City. According to the Society for Professional Journalists, part of seeking truth and reporting it is to provide context, and to “Diligently seek subjects of news coverage to allow them to respond to criticism or allegations of wrongdoing.”with Dominion spokesperson Michael Steel. But, it contends that Dominion declined other invitations from Fox “to tell its side of the story.
Freedman argued that there is a “straight line” between Fox’s decision to give credibility to the fraud claims and the events of Jan. 6.'Serve the public' Examples of this included in the fillings include a Nov. 12 text chain between hosts Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson, in which Carlson complained that one Fox reporter, Jacqui Heinrich, should be fired for fact-checking a tweet from Trump, which referred to Fox News' coverage of supposedly rigged voting machines.
“If you have your eye on the bottom line, and [are] losing money because your audience is going away, so you … put out stuff that you know is false in order to appease your audience, then you're not independent of your audience, you're a slave to your audience,” said Hanson.
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